Reprogramming of ovarian aging epigenome by resveratrol

Resveratrol is an antiaging, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory natural polyphenolic compound. Growing evidence indicates that resveratrol has potential therapeutic effects for improving aging ovarian function. However, the mechanisms underlying prolonged reproductive longevity remain elusive. We fo...

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Published in:PNAS nexus 2023-02, Vol.2 (2), p.pgac310
Main Authors: Gou, Mo, Li, Jie, Yi, Lizhi, Li, Huiyu, Ye, Xiaoying, Wang, Huasong, Liu, Linlin, Sun, Baofa, Zhang, Song, Zhu, Zhengmao, Liu, Jiang, Liu, Lin
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Language:English
Subjects:
Actin
Antioxidants
Apoptosis
DNA damage
Epigenetic inheritance
Genes
Health aspects
Methylation
Muscle proteins
Physiological aspects
Research Report
Resveratrol
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Summary:Resveratrol is an antiaging, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory natural polyphenolic compound. Growing evidence indicates that resveratrol has potential therapeutic effects for improving aging ovarian function. However, the mechanisms underlying prolonged reproductive longevity remain elusive. We found that resveratrol ameliorates ovarian aging transcriptome, some of which are associated with specific changes in methylome. In addition to known aging transcriptome of oocytes and granulosa cells such as decline in oxidoreductase activity, metabolism and mitochondria function, and elevated DNA damage and apoptosis, actin cytoskeleton are notably downregulated with age, and these defects are mostly rescued by resveratrol. Moreover, the aging-associated hypermethylation of actin cytoskeleton is decreased by resveratrol. In contrast, deletion of Tet2, involved in DNA demethylation, abrogates resveratrol-reprogrammed ovarian aging transcriptome. Consistently, Tet2 deficiency results in additional altered pathways as shown by increased mTOR and Wnt signaling, as well as reduced DNA repair and actin cytoskeleton with mouse age. Moreover, genes associated with oxidoreductase activity and oxidation–reduction process were hypermethylated in Tet2-deficient oocytes from middle-age mice treated with resveratrol, indicating that loss of Tet2 abolishes the antioxidant effect of resveratrol. Taking together, our finding provides a comprehensive landscape of transcriptome and epigenetic changes associated with ovarian aging that can be reprogrammed by resveratrol administration, and suggests that aberrantly increased DNA methylation by Tet2 deficiency promotes additional aging epigenome that cannot be effectively restored to younger state by resveratrol.
ISSN:2752-6542
2752-6542
DOI:10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac310